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Using UPSTOP

A Substitute for Stop Optimization

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Intro UPSTOP UP* Programs UPSTOP Uses BUILDTXT Overview: Using UPS

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Example 1: Create Stops For Summer School III For Summer School Students

Example 2: Creating Stops For One School From Another

Example 3: Creating Stops For A New School

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Introduction

UPSTOP UP* Programs Uses BUILDTXT

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UPSTOP

• Creates stops from text file input

• You are familiar with UPSTU– Creates student records from text file

• Upstop does the same for stops!

• One member of a family of programs

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Transportation UP* Programs

• Programs that create TIMS transportation data from text file input– Upstop: creates stops– Uprun: creates runs with no stops– Upruntrn: puts stops on runs– Upstopruntrn: creates stops and runs and places

stops on runs

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UPSTOP Uses

• Create stops for students rising to a different school

• Create stops for summer school

• Create stops for a new school

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BUILDTXT

• UPSTOP requires use of BUILDTXT.EXE– A specialized, Edulog text editor– Produces specially formatted text files read by

transportation UP* programs– Found in \elt\exe\report

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BUILDTXT

• Requires text input

• Buildtxt can import:– TIMS stop or student reports– Other text files

• List of summer school students with summer school code and student address

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BUILDTXT

• Buildtxt can also be used as a field-by-field text editor for manual data input or modification

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Overview

Using UPSTOP

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Overview: Using UPSTOP• UPSTOP is run from a batch file

• The batch file sets switches and defines the input file.

– Switches: (0 = no, 1 = yes) • Permanent

• Override address matching

– Input file name format: logical directory:filename• Example – sta:upstop.dat

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Overview: Using UPSTOP

1. Create a report containing stop information

– Usually a TIMS stop or student report– Minimum info: school code and stop

address/corner– Position of fields in record not important

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Overview: Using UPSTOP

2. Open the report file in wordpad

3. Use wordpad to replace the school code– Search for: old school code <sp> <sp> <sp>– Replace with: new school code <sp> <sp> <sp>– Check “Match whole word only”

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Overview: Using UPSTOP

4. Import file into BUILDTXT program– You define position of school code and

address in input file when you import

5. Export file from BUILDTXT as upstop.dat

6. Run UPSTOP using upstop.dat as input

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Overview: Using UPSTOP7. Check error files

– Located in \users\username\tmp– Upstp1.err: contains nature of errorLine School Error Error15 330 Stop is not address matched Street one not matched

OAKLAND AV EX & OLD SECREST AV 34 330 Stop is not address matched Street two not matched

SETTLEMYRE RD & ABEE ST DX 58 330 Stop is not address matched Street two not matched

HOLLAR ST & MOUNTAIN VI ST DX 59 330 Stop is not address matched Street one not matched

POTEAT DR DX & WOODSIDE DR

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Overview: Using UPSTOP

– Upstp2.err: input file containing only errors• Fix errors and reuse for second run of UPSTOP

330 OAKLAND AV EX & OLD SECREST AV / / / /

330 SETTLEMYRE RD & ABEE ST DX / / / /

330 HOLLAR ST & MOUNTAIN VI ST DX / / / /

330 POTEAT DR DX & WOODSIDE DR / / / /

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Overview: Using UPSTOP

8. Rebuild keys in EMU

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Example 1

Create Stops For Summer School 111 For Summer School Students

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Example 1

1. Run Student Report for BUILDTXT inputa) Report Module, User Defined Reports

b) All Student and Transportation

c) Copy “Standard all Students”

d) Name “Student Locations for UPSTOP”

e) Select the new report

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Example 1

f) Remove existing filters

g) Add filter to include only students for desired school• Field = student School

• Operator = exactly matches

• Value = 111

h) Remove existing output fields

i) Add “student School” and “student Residence” to output fields

j) Sort order not important

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Example 1

k) Pick output type: Text file with fixed record lengths

l) Define target directory and name for file• Name must begin with “QMF”

• Maximum of 8 characters

• No “.”

• No extension (txt, dat, etc.)

• Use: C:\QMF_<school #> (ex: C:\QMF_111)

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Example 1

m) Run query

n) View the file? Up to you.

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Example 12. BUILDTXT: Define

position of school code and address in input file prior to importing

– Use the following specs for this report

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Example 14. Import student report into BUILDTXT

program

5. Modify/add/delete records as necessary– In this case, no modification needed.

6. Export file from BUILDTXT as STA:UPSTOP.DAT

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Example 1

7. Run UPSTOP – uses STA:UPSTOP.DAT as input

8. Run EMU batch #1 Rebuild Keys

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Example 2

Creating Stops For One School From Another

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Example 2

• Create stops for school 338 from school 320 stops

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Example 2

1. Run Stop Report for BUILDTXT inputa) Report Module, User Defined Reports

b) Stops/Runs/Routes

c) Copy “Standard Stop Report #1 PTSIII”

d) Name “Stop Report for UPSTOP”

e) Select the new report

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Example 2f) Remove existing filtersg) Add filter to include only stops for desired

school• Field = Stop Stop ID • Operator = begins with • Value = 320

h) Remove existing output fieldsi) Add “school School Code” and “stop

Location” to output fieldsj) Sort order not important

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Example 2i) Pick output type: Text file with fixed record

lengths

j) Define target directory and name for file• Name must begin with “QMF”• Maximum of 8 characters• No “.”• No extension (txt, dat, etc.)• Example: C:\QMF320

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Example 2

k) Run query

l) View the file if you’d like to see it now.

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Example 2

• 2. Use wordpad to replace the school code– Open wordpad– Open the report you just created– Check to make sure you have the right set of

stops and the right fields

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Example 2

– Edit– Replace– Find what?: old school code <sp> <sp> <sp>– Replace with: new school code <sp> <sp> <sp>– Check “Match whole word only”– Replace all

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Example 2

3. Define position of school code and address in input file prior to importing

– Use the following specs for this report

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Example 24. Import report into BUILDTXT program

5. Modify/add/delete records as necessary– In this case, no modification needed.

6. Export file from BUILDTXT as STA:UPSTOP.DAT

– Overwrite existing file

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Example 2

7. Run UPSTOP – uses STA:UPSTOP.DAT as input

8. Rebuild keys

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Example 3

Creating Stops For A New School

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Creating Stops for New School

• Edulognt

• Create list of stops belonging to contributing schools that fall in new school boundary

• Load list

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Creating Stops for New School

• User-defined reports– Work lists update

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Creating Stops for New School

• User-defined Reports, Stops/Runs/Routes, Stop Report #1

• Set filter– All stops for schools contributing children that

are within the new school’s boundary

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Create file containing stop info: upstop.dat

• 2. Use \elt\exe\report\buildtxt.exe– Start from windows explorer– Browse

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Create upstop.dat

• 3. Write upstop.dat to \elt\server\sta

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Create upstop.dat

• 4. Run \elt\exe\emu\upstop.exe

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Using UPSTOPA Substitute for Stop Optimization

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